This is how much time most men need after orgasm before they're ready for another round

Most men would admit that they need a bit of a rest after one orgasm before they’re ready to go again.

And according to a report in the US Journal of Sexual Medicine, many scientists are still debating how long after sex the average man has to chill for before he’s ready to start over.

For men, the recovery phase, or “refractory period”, after orgasm is normally the reason cited as to why it is physiologically impossible for men to achieve the one orgasm multiple times.

In a recent Men’s Health interview, Dr Richard K. Lee, a urologist from the Weill Cornell Medicine Centre in the US, suggested the period can vary widely among individuals, ranging from minutes to, occasionally, a couple of days:

“Unless you’re 14, you’re probably going to need at least an hour or two to become erect after ejaculating.”

Lee also argues that certain factors, such as drugs or alcohol-intake, and how often you enjoy masturbating, could affect the length of refractory periods.

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In numerous similar studies, low testosterone levels and old age have had the largest significant impact on refractory period.

As you’d probably expect, refractory periods get longer between each session, eventually plateauing around the fifth or six – if you’re a real animal.

So what’s the most common refractory period-length for blokes today?

Well, Abraham Morgentaler, M.D, associate clinical professor of urology at Harvard Medical School, reckons:

“Teenage boys can have a refractory period of a few minutes; a 30-year-old man is typically unable to have a second orgasm for half an hour or more; and for many men 50 years and older, one orgasm per day may be all they can achieve.”

So there you go fellas!

This is how much time most men need after orgasm before they"re ready for another round

What Is A Dry Orgasm: 'Fluidless' Male Orgasms Linked To Infertility, Too Much Masturbation

Guys, imagine this. You’re in the heat of sex when suddenly you begin to experience those familiar contractions, the pulsating pleasure of an oncoming orgasm. Lost in euphoria, you finally reach it, but, confusingly, no ejaculatory fluid comes out.

This sexual phenomenon is known as a “dry orgasm,” which occurs when a man reaches orgasm, but doesn’t release semen from the penis. This affects men of all reproductive ages, from adolescence to older adulthood, for a variety of reasons, which include a short supply of seminal fluid or even a condition known as “retrograde ejaculation.”

Dry Orgasms From Childhood To Adulthood

Full of Semen In Adolescence

Dry orgasm’s occur most often in younger men because they tend to recover more quickly following an orgasm, something that’s known as a refractory period. This enhances their ability to achieve multiple orgasms, and some may even climax up to five times in a row.

However, the more a teen orgasms, whether from having sex or through excessive masturbation, the lower their ejaculate volume will be — they’re using it all up, after all. Still, the volume “generally rebuilds quickly,” sometimes within a day, Dr. Nicole Prause, a sexual psychophysiologist, told Medical Daily . She stressed dry orgasms weren’t harmful to the adolescent boy’s body.

Retrograde Ejaculation

Typically occurring in middle-aged or older men who had prostate surgery, radiotherapy, or other prostatic treatment, retrograde ejaculation involves seminal fluid to travel backwards into the urinary bladder rather than out through the urethra. Dry orgasms are often the result of this condition.

However, the condition doesn’t only affect men who underwent the aforementioned procedures. It can still occur when “a valve on the neck of the bladder… becomes weakened… or sufficiently pressured,” such as with a tight grip on the penis just before ejaculation, Prause said. As a result, this can also cause the ejaculate to move back into the bladder. A weak pelvic structure can also increase a man’s chances of having the ejaculate move backward.  

Kegel Exercises

Men who practice kegel exercises may also experience dry orgasms, although this is likely their intended effect. These workouts, which are typically practiced by women to strengthen their pelvic floor muscles, also provide multiple benefits to men. “This includes both increasing their ability to overcome prostate contraction (and keep from ejaculating) as well as developing better control of the prostate contraction,” Steve McGough, an associate professor of clinical sexology, told Medical Daily .

The Final Verdict

Dry orgasms can be harmful, depending on your reason for climaxing. Physically, they can affect a man’s ability to conceive naturally, especially if he experiences retrograde ejaculation, which will deplete his sperm count — infertility is often a side effect of retrograde ejaculation. “When a man does not ejaculate and wants to conceive, he should be medically evaluated,” Prause warned.  

Psychologically, dry orgasms may also contribute to feelings of sexual inadequacy, which in turn can increase risk of anxiety and even sexual dysfunction — this is especially true if the man is trying to conceive or simply please his partner. Prause said that with over a third of porn videos portraying ejaculate as an essential, visible part of the sexual act, these effects can be amplified.

Because conversations about dry orgasms are seldom heard, it can be hard to determine whether you have the condition. If you feel you’re at risk of experiencing dry orgasms, visit a doctor to get a professional opinion. 

What Is A Dry Orgasm: "Fluidless" Male Orgasms Linked To Infertility, Too Much Masturbation

Now a therapy that helps you lose weight without much effort

Researchers have developed a targeted approach to override the “energy saving” mode and allow muscle to burn more energy, (Source: Thinkstock Images)

Researchers have developed a targeted approach to override the “energy saving” mode and allow muscle to burn more energy, even during low to moderate exercise.

(Also read: ‘Warm’ workout key to weight loss)

The new findings may provide the basis of a therapy that could help people to overcome the body’s natural resistance to weight loss.

“This study shows for the first time that this energy efficiency can be manipulated in a clinically translatable way,” said Denice Hodgson-Zingman from the University of Iowa and co-author of the study.

“While such an approach would not replace the need for a healthy diet or exercise, it could jump start the process of weight loss by overcoming the initial hurdles imposed by our energy-efficient physiology,” Denice noted.

(Also read: Check your weight once a week to lose fat: Study)

An earlier study found that a protein called ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel is a powerful modulator of energy efficiency in skeletal muscle even during low-intensity activity.

Now, the team has shown that altering the activity of the KATP protein causes skeletal muscles to become less efficient and burn more calories.

For the study, the team made a compound called a vivo-morpholino, which suppresses production of KATP.

Injecting this compound into the thigh muscles of mice produced a local loss of the protein but did not affect the protein in other organs or even in neighbouring skeletal muscles.

(Also read: Eat berries to lose weight)

The injected muscles burned more calories than untreated muscle without significantly affecting the muscle’s ability to tolerate exercise.

“By making skeletal muscles less energy efficient, they burn more calories, even while doing normal daily activities,” said Leonid Zingman from the University of Iowa and co-author.

“With this intervention, the benefits of exercise in burning calories could be accessible to a broader range of people by making the calorie burning effects of skeletal muscle greater even at low levels of activity that most people would be able to undertake,” Zingman said.

The study appeared in the journal Molecular Therapy.

Now a therapy that helps you lose weight without much effort